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Selective Sweeps in Cattle Genomes in Response to the Influence of Urbanization and Environmental Contamination.
Genes - 15 Nov 2023
Velayudhan Silpa Mullakkalparambil, Alam Shahin, Yin Tong, Brügemann Kerstin, Buerkert Andreas, Sejian Veerasamy, Bhatta Raghavendra, Schlecht Eva, König Sven
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A genomic study was conducted to identify the effects of urbanization and environmental contaminants with heavy metals on selection footprints in dairy cattle populations reared in the megacity of Bengaluru, South India. Dairy cattle reared along the rural-urban interface of Bengaluru with/without access to roughage from public lakeshores were selected. The genotyped animals were subjected to the...
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